whtiza@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agoUsing they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?message-squaremessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down172
arrow-up1-7arrow-down1message-squareUsing they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?whtiza@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up33·edit-26 months agoThe year 1375. https://www.oed.com/discover/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/?tl=true
minus-squarePrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoThanks! I have always loved the OED. As a kid I used to sit in the library and just read it. It was always a dream of mine to buy my own copy and just have it the way people used to have encyclopedias.
The year 1375.
https://www.oed.com/discover/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/?tl=true
Thanks!
I have always loved the OED. As a kid I used to sit in the library and just read it. It was always a dream of mine to buy my own copy and just have it the way people used to have encyclopedias.
knock knock Burglar!